McKay Nursery Company 
McKAY’S Choice Cherries 
Cherries are one of the most dependable of fruits. They bear early and 
produce great crops each year. Every home owner, whether in city, village 
or country, can plant Cherries. Every housewife likes them for canning. 
They are most resistant to insects and diseases. Cherry trees can be used as 
ornamental trees as well as orchard trees. 
Hardy Varieties 
EARLY RICHMOND. Probably the 
most popular variety of the central 
states, where it is the hardiest 
Cherry of its size. Exceedingly pro- 
ductive and very regular in bear- 
ing. The fruit is dark red, medium 
to large, and of a sprightly and 
characteristic flavor. Unsurpassed 
for pies, puddings, and other simi' 
lar uses. June. 
ENGLISH MORELLO. An old and 
popular variety. Tree rather dwarf 
and slender. Fruit large, very dark 
red; flesh tender, juicy, sprightly 
acid, rich. July. 
(Sour Cherries) 
MONTMORENCY, LARGE. Tree 
is very hardy and a heavy bearer: 
commences to fruit while young, 
and is loaded annually with fine 
crops; fruit very large, fine flavor, 
shining red; valuable everywhere; 
a week later than Early Richmond; 
finest acid cherry. 
WRAGG. Large, roundish, heart' 
shaped; dark crimson, nearly black 
when ripe; flesh and juice light 
crimson, firm and good; very pro' 
ductive; one of the hardiest and is 
usually a sure cropper. 
Cherry Plum 
Large Montmorency 
McKAY’S Hardy Cherry Plums 
Cherry Plums are being grown generally throughout the Northwest. They are the 
results of cross breeding by horticulturists to develop Cherries that could be used in 
sections where the Eastern Cherries are not very hardy. They produce excellent fruit 
especially for canning and preserves, which has made them very popular throughout the 
Northwest. 
NICOLLET. The Nicollet is the closest ap' 
proach to a true Sour Cherry that has 
been produced so far for the central part 
of Wisconsin where the true sour cherry 
will not grow. The tree is small, finely 
branched, with small leaves. The fruit is 
small, roundish oval, thin skinned, dull 
cherry-red in color, with greenish yellow 
flesh which is tender and juicy, mildly 
sour, cherrydike in flavor and texture. 
Good quality fruit with small stones. Sea' 
son August. Hardy except in extreme 
North. 
OPATA. Tree is a good grower, an early 
and heavy bearer. The fruit is 1 inch or 
more in diameter and is excellent for eat' 
ing fresh and for preserves. It is a dark 
purplish red with blue bloom; pit small; 
flesh green and firm, and partakes of the 
rich sweetness of the Gold Plum. Fruits 
the last of July or first week in August. 
SAPA. Tree moderately free grower and 
naturally rather crooked when young. 
The color of the fruit is a glossy dark 
purple and the flesh is rich, dark red, 
size 1 inch or more in diameter. They 
often bear quite a crop the second year. 
The 5' to 6'ft. trees will bear the next 
year after they are transplanted. 
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OKA. Developed by Prof. Hansen at the 
South Dakota Experiment Station. Ex' 
tremely hardy and suitable for planting 
where other varieties of Cherries and 
Cherry Plums will will not thrive. The 
fruit is a very dark purplish red, about 
one inch in diameter; ripens in August. 
Flesh firm and of fair quality. Tree dwarf 
and heavy annual bearer. Especially rec' 
ommended for sauce and preserves. 
Japanese and 
European Plums 
These Plums are the large Plums 
shipped in from California. They are 
also grown in Michigan and the East 
where the climate is more favorable. 
Because they are only semi'hardy, 
they should only be attempted in 
southeastern Wisconsin. Though they 
are larger than our selected varieties 
described on page 41, they are not of 
any better quality. 
GERMAN PRUNE. Fruit long oval, 
of a bluish color; medium size, 
greenish flesh; freestone. 
LOMBARD. Fruit oval, of a reddish 
violet color; large size, flesh yellow; 
clingstone. 
YELLOW EGG. Fruit long, oval, of 
a yellow color; medium size; flesh 
yellow. 
Semi-Hardy Cherries 
(Sweet Cherries) 
Sweet Cherries are grown to some ex¬ 
tent in Michigan, but more on the 
Pacific coast. In general they are not 
hardy in Wisconsin, except in favored 
locations in southeastern Wisconsin, 
where they can be planted for trial. 
BLACK TARTARIAN. Purplish black. 
GOVERNOR WOOD. Light yellow 
with red cheek. 
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